James Shaw (New Zealand politician)
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James Shaw MP |
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| 3rd Male co-leader of the Green Party | |
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Assumed office 30 May 2015 Co-leader with Metiria Turei |
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| Preceded by | Russel Norman |
| Member of Parliament for Green Party List |
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Assumed office 20 September 2014 |
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| Born |
6 May 1973 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Greens |
| Residence | Aro Valley, Wellington |
| Profession | politician |
| Website | Green Party profile |
James Peter Edward Shaw (born 6 May 1973) is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Shaw was elected the party's male co-leader in May 2015.
Shaw was born in Wellington, and raised by his mother. He attended Wellington High School (1985–1990) and Victoria University of Wellington. Shaw first tried his hand at politics in 1992 standing for the Wellington City Council on a Green ticket. He contested the Western Ward and came seventh out of ten candidates. He later moved to London, living there for 12 years, before returning to New Zealand in 2010. Shaw completed an MSc in sustainability and business leadership at the University of Bath School of Management in 2005.
Prior to returning to Wellington in 2010, Shaw worked in the consulting division at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Between 2011 and 2014, Shaw worked as both a consultant for HSBC bank on "environmental awareness programmes for future leaders" and also at Wellington social enterprise the Akina Foundation.
In the 2011 election, Shaw stood in the Wellington Central electorate, succeeding Sue Kedgley. He came third in the candidate vote after Labour and National, but second in the party vote, beating Labour into third place. He was 15th on the 2011 party list and the highest-placed candidate who did not make it into Parliament.
Shaw has said that in the 2011 Greens selection process, party members "didn't have a lot of time to get to know me" and disregarded him as "an ex-PWC management consultant in a suit". He says he has proved his worth to the party subsequently, and was rewarded with a higher list ranking in the 2014 election. Shaw was one of two Green Party members with significantly increased draft list rankings in March 2014 (the other is Julie Anne Genter).
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